"A bill of rights is what people are entitled to against every government on earth....and
what no just government should refuse." ~ Thomas Jefferson to James Madison,
December 1787.
This quotation shows Jefferson's belief in
the need for a strong federal government.
the abolition of slavery and the slave trade.
the importance of checks and balances.
the unalienable rights of every individual.

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